End of the internal combustion engine?
Posted by Rahmi Lale | Filed under Cars
Lekker Energie from Germany collaborating with the DBM Energy, France, made an electric car that drove a distance of staggering ~600 km, between Munich and Berlin, in one-charge (the batteries can recharge in just six minutes.)
Read from Wikipedia:
“In October 2010, an A2 converted to electric power by Lekker Energie and DBM Energy completed an early morning 600 kilometre (372 miles) drive from Munich to Berlin on a single charge. Upon arrival, Rainer Bruederle, Germany’s Economics Minister, called the test drive a “world record.”[14]
The car was said to still have 18% of its charge remaining on arrival in Berlin and the average speed was reported as being 90 km/h (56 mph). The “kolibri” batteries used in the design are so compact that the vehicle retains its four seats and bootspace. A production version would be possible; “the technology could be implemented today. It is up to industry to use this potential” was the comment from Mirko Hannemann, the head of DBM.[15]”
Well, unless there is some crucial info that I am missing, electric cars are not utopian anymore. What do you think?
If you would like to learn more about the technology, here is a video (German):
Thanks to Daniel for the news!
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